Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.
POLYOLEFIN-BASED COMPOSITIONS, ADHESIVES, AND
RELATED MULTI-LAYERED STRUCTURES PREPARED THEREFROM
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] In general, the present disclosure relates to the field of
chemistry. More
specifically, the present disclosure relates to polyolefin-based compositions
useful as adhesives
or tie-layer adhesive compositions for multi-layered structures. In
particular, the compositions
are useful as adhesives to bind a metal layer to a dissimilar substrate.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0003] Tie-layer adhesives are used to bond metal layers to
dissimilar substrates in metal
laminate applications and multi-layer, extrusion-coated structures. Tie-layer
adhesives can be
used in lamination, extrusion (or coextrusion), sheet extrusion, extrusion
coating, injection
molding, blow molding, melt thermoforming, and other processes.
[0004] Traditionally, materials in the areas of transportation,
building and storage, and
various other industries were fabricated from aluminum, steel, fiberglass-
reinforced materials, or
wood. Panels of those materials were used for making semi-trailers, truck
bodies, and portable
storage containers. However, an all-metal article of construction can be
expensive and heavy.
Also, fiberglass and wood products can gouge or splinter.
[0005] To provide cost, flexibility, and weight improvements,
composite materials have
been substituted for all-metal, fiberglass, and wood articles. Notably,
composite systems offer
the flexibility to combine the advantages of a variety of materials in their
outer/facing layer and
core/substrate layer, thereby permitting products which optimize price and
performance. For
example, outer/facing materials can include products such as acrylonitrile-
butadiene-styrene,
fiberglass-reinforced plastic, metals such as aluminum and stainless steel,
and various other
polymer products while the core/substrate materials can be made front metals
such as aluminum,
paper, polycarbonates, polyolefins, and polystyrene-based foam.
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[0006] The construction industry provides other examples of using an
adhesive to bind a
metal layer to a dissimilar substrate. Examples include (a) nail-collation
tape for loading nails
into a nail gun, where the nails are adhered to the tape using an adhesive
layer, (b) wires and
cables wherein a conductive metal core is adhered to a polyolefinic layer, and
(c) a mulfilayer
pipe having a metal layer sandwiched between adjacent polyolefin-based layers
wherein a tic-
layer bonds the metal layer to the adjacent layers.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0007] In general embodiments, the present disclosure provides a
polyolefin-based
composition made from or containing (A) a first polymer composition made from
or containing a
polyolefin grafted with an unsaturated monomer, (B) a second polymer
composition made from
or containing a polyethylene, and (C) a third polymer composition made from or
containing (i) a
first polyisobutylcne and (ii) a second polyisobutylene. The first
polyisobutylenc has a Viscosity
Average Molecular Weight (VAMW1), and the second polyisobutylenc has a
Viscosity Average
Molecular Weight (VAM W2), wherein VAM WI VAM
[0007a] In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention
there is
provided a polyolefin-based composition comprising: (A) about 1 to about 30
wt. %,
relative to the total weight of the polyolefin-based composition, of a first
polymer
composition comprising: a polyolefin grafted with an unsaturated monomer; (B)
about
50 to about 80 wt. %, relative to the total weight of the polyolefin-based
composition,
of a second polymer composition comprising: a polyethylene; and (C) about 10
to about
40 wt. %, relative to the total weight of the polyolefin-based composition, of
a third
polymer composition comprising: (i) a first polyisobutylene having a Viscosity
Average
Molecular Weight (VAMWO; and (ii) a second polyisobutylene having a Viscosity
Average Molecular Weight (VAMW2) wherein VAMW2> (5 x VAMWI).
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[0007b] In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention
there is
provided an adhesive comprising: a polyolefin-based composition comprising:
(i) from
about 1 to about 30 weight percent of a first polymer composition comprising:
a
polyolefin grafted with an unsaturated monomer, relative to the total weight
of the
polyolefin-based composition; (ii) from about 50 to about 80 weight percent of
a second
polymer composition comprising: a polyethylene, relative to the total weight
of the
polyolefin-based composition; (iii) from about 10 to about 40 weight percent
of a third
polymer composition, relative to the total weight of the polyolefin-based
composition,
comprising: (a) a first polyisobutylene having a Viscosity Average Molecular
Weight
(VAMW1); and (b) a second polyisobutylene having a Viscosity Average Molecular
Weight (VAMW2) wherein VAMW2 > (5 x VAMW1); and (iv)from about 0 to about 5
weight percent of an additives composition, relative to the total weight of
the polyolefin-
based composition.
[0007c] In accordance with a further embodiment of the present
invention there
is provided a multi-layered structure comprising: (A) a tie-layer adhesive
comprising:
(i) a polyolefin-based composition comprising: (a) from about 1 to about 30
weight
percent of a first polymer composition comprising: a polyolefin grafted with
an
unsaturated monomer, relative to the total weight of the polyolefin-based
composition;
(b) from about 50 to about 80 weight percent of a second polymer composition
comprising: a polyethylene, relative to the total weight of the polyolefin-
based
composition; (c) from about 10 to about 40 weight percent of a third polymer
composition, relative to the total weight of the polyolefin-based composition,
comprising: (1) a first polyisobutylene having a Viscosity Average Molecular
Weight
(VAMW1); and (2) a second polyisobutylene having a Viscosity Average Molecular
Weight (VAMW2) wherein VAMW2 > (5 x VAMW1); and (d) from about 0 to about 5
weight percent of an additives composition, relative to the total weight of
the polyolefin-
based composition; and (B) a metal layer.
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[0008] In seine embodiments, the polyolefin-based composition is
further made from or
made to contain an additives composition.
[0009] Tn some embodiments, the present disclosure provides an
adhesive made from or
containing a polyolefin-based composition.
[0010] In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides a multi-
layered structure
made from or containing: (a) a tie-layer adhesive, wherein the tie-layer
adhesive is made or
contains a polyolefin-based composition; and (b) a metal layer.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0011] The present disclosure now will describe certain illustrative
embodiments more
fully hereinafter. However, the illustrative embodiments provided herein may
be embodied in
many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the particular
embodiments set
forth herein; rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure
will satisfy applicable
legal requirements. As such, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art
that the embodiments
may incorporate changes and modifications without departing from the general
scope of the
appended claims. It is intended to include all such modifications and
alterations in so far as they
come within the scope of the appended claims or the equivalents thereof.
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[0012] As used in this specification and the claims, the singular forms
"a," "an," and
"the" include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.
[0013] As used in this specification and the claims, the terms
"comprising," "containing,"
or "including" mean that at least the named compound, element, material,
particle, or method
step, etc., is present in the composition, the article, or the method, but
does not exclude the
presence of other compounds, elements, materials, particles, or method steps,
etc., even if the
other such compounds, elements, materials, particles, or method steps, etc.,
have the same
function as that which is named, unless expressly excluded in the claims. It
is also to be
understood that the mention of one or more method steps does not preclude the
presence of
additional method steps before or after the combined recited steps or
intervening method steps
between those steps expressly identified.
[0014] Moreover, it is also to be understood that the lettering of process
steps or
ingredients is a convenient means for identifying discrete activities or
ingredients and the recited
lettering can be arranged in any sequence, unless expressly indicated.
[0015] For the purpose of the present description and of the claims which
follow, except
where otherwise indicated, all numbers expressing amounts, quantities,
percentages, and so forth,
are to be understood as being modified in all instances by the term "about".
Also, all ranges
include any combination of the maximum and minimum points disclosed and
include any
intermediate ranges therein, which may or may not be specifically enumerated
herein.
[0016] Definitions
[0017] In the present description, the term "additives composition" refers
to a
composition made from or containing at least one additive.
[0018] In the present description, the terms "adhesive layer" and "tie
layer" mean a layer
or material placed on one or more substrates to promote the adhesion of that
substrate to another
layer. Preferably, adhesive layers are positioned between two layers of a
multilayer structure to
maintain the two layers in position relative to each other and prevent
undesirable delamination.
[0019] In the present description, the term "a-olefin" or "alpha-olefin"
means an olefin of
formula CH2=CH¨R, wherein R is a linear or branched alkyl containing from 1 to
10 carbon
atoms. The a-olefin can be selected, for example, from: propylene, 1-butene, 1-
pentene, 1-
hexene, 1-octene, 1-dodeeene and the like.
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[0020] In the present description, the term "first" refers to the order in
which a particular
species is presented and does not necessarily indicate that a "second" species
will be presented.
For example, "first polymer composition" refers to the first of at least one
polymer composition.
The term does not reflect priority, importance, or significance in any other
way. Similar terms
used that may be used herein include "second," "third," "fourth," etc.
[0021] In the present description, the term "grafted polyolefin" refers to
a polyolefin
grafted with an unsaturated monomer. The unsaturated monomer can be an
unsaturated polar
monomer. The unsaturated monomer can contain one or more oxygen atoms.
[0022] In the present description, the term "grafted polyolefin
composition" refers to a
composition made from or containing at least one grafted polyolefin.
[0023] In the present description, the term "homopolymer" as used herein is
consistent
with its ordinary meaning. To the extent that a homopolymer may contain one or
more
monomeric units, the incorporation of any additional monomeric units has
essentially no effect
on the polymer's primary, secondary or tertiary structure or no effect on the
polymer's physical
or chemical properties. In other words, there is no measureable difference
between a polymer
comprising 100 weight percent of a first monomeric unit, and a co-polymer that
includes more
than one monomeric units.
[0024] In the present description, the term "interpolymer" means a polymer
prepared by
the polymerization of at least two types of monomers or comonomers. It
includes, but is not
limited to, copolymers (which can refer to polymers prepared from two
different types of
monomers or comonomers, although it can be used interchangeably with
"interpolymer" to refer
to polymers made from three or more different types of monomers or
comonomers), terpolymers
(which can refer to polymers prepared from three different types of monomers
or comonomers),
tetrapolymers (which can refer to polymers prepared from four different types
of monomers or
comonomers), and the like.
[0025] In the present description, the terms "monomer" and "comonomer" are
used
interchangeably. The terms mean any compound with a polymerizable moiety that
is added to a
reactor in order to produce a polymer. In those instances in which a polymer
is described as
comprising one or more monomers, e.g., a polymer comprising propylene and
ethylene, the
polymer, of course, comprises units derived from the monomers, e.g.,
¨CH2¨CH2¨, and not
the monomer itself, e.g., CH2=CF12.
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[0026] In the present description, "plastic film packaging" is of
particular concern and
discussed throughout this description. When referring to a multi-layer
structure, the description
may use a slash "/" to indicate that components to the left and right of the
slash are in different
layers and the relative position of components in layers may be so indicated
by use of the slash to
indicate layer boundaries.
[0027] In the present description, the term "polymer" means a
macromolecular
compound prepared by polymerizing monomers of the same or different type. The
term
"polymer" includes homopolymers, copolymers, terpolymers, interpolymers, and
so on.
[0028] In the present description, the term "polymer composition" refers to
a
composition made from or containing at least one polymer.
[0029] In the present description, the term "polyolefin" is used herein
broadly to include
polymers such as polyethylene, ethylene-alpha olefin copolymers (EAO),
polypropylene,
polybutene, and ethylene copolymers having at least about 50 percent by weight
of ethylene
polymerized with a lesser amount of a comonomer such as vinyl acetate, and
other polymeric
resins within the "olefin" family classification.
[0030] Polyolefins may be made by a variety of processes including batch
and
continuous processes using single, staged or sequential reactors, slurry,
solution, and fluidized
bed processes and one or more catalysts including for example, heterogeneous
and homogeneous
systems and Ziegler, Phillips, metallocene, single-site, and constrained
geometry catalysts to
produce polymers having different combinations of properties. Such polymers
may be highly
branched or substantially linear and the branching, dispersity, and average
molecular weight may
vary depending upon the parameters and processes chosen for their manufacture
in accordance
with the teachings of the polymer arts.
[0031] In the present description, the term "room temperature" refers to a
temperature
around 25 degrees Celsius.
[0032] In the present description, the term "thermoplastic polymer" means a
polymer that
softens when exposed to heat and returns to its original condition when cooled
to room
temperature.
[0033] Testing
[0034] ASTM D 792 is entitled "Test Methods for Density and Specific
Gravity
(Relative Density) of Plastics by Displacement." The term "ASTM D 792" as used
herein refers
to the standard test method for determining the specific gravity (relative
density) and density of
solid plastics in forms such as sheets, rods, tubes, or molded items. The test
method includes
determining the mass of a specimen of the solid plastic in air, determining
the apparent mass of
the specimen upon immersion in a liquid, and calculating the specimen's
specific gravity
(relative density). This test method was approved on June 15, 2008 and
published July Nog.
For the referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website. www.astm.org,
or contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org
[0035] ASTM D 1238 is entitled "Test Method for Melt Flow Rates of
Thermoplastics
by Extrusion Plastometer." The term "ASTM D 1238" as used herein refers to the
standard test
method for determining melt flow rates of thermoplastics by extrusion
plastometer. In general,
this test method covers the determination of the rate of extrusion of molten
thermoplastic resins
using an extrusion plastometer. After a specified preheating time, resin is
extruded through a dic
with a specified length and orifice diameter under prescribed conditions of
temperature, load,
and piston position in the barrel. This test method was approved on February
1, 2012 and
published March 2012.
For the referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM websitc, www.astm.org, or
contact ASTM
Customer Service at servicc(nstm.org.
[0036] Throughout the present description and claims, all the
standard melt index values
of polyethylene polymers are measured according to ASTM D 1238, using a piston
load of 2.16
kg and at a temperature of 190 degrees Celsius. The High Load Mcll Index (or
HLMI) values
are also measured according to ASTM D 1238, but using a piston load of 21.6 kg
and at a
temperature of 190 degrees Celsius.
[0037] Throughout the present description and claims, all the
standard melt flow rate
values of polypropylene polymers are measured according to ASTM D 1238, using
a piston load
of 2.16 kg and at a temperature of 230 degrees Celsius,
[0038] ASTM D 3167 is entitled "Standard Test Method for Floating
Roller Peel
Resistance of Adhesives." The term "ASTM D 3167" as used herein refers to a
test method for
determining the relative peel resistance of adhesive bonds between one rigid
adherend and one
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flexible adherend when tested under specified conditions of preparation and
testing. This test
method was approved in 2010.
For the referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astin.org, or
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org.
[0039] Incorporated Unsaturated Monomer (Weight Percent): The amount
of the
unsaturated monomer incorporated into the grafted polyolefin can be measured
by wet chemical
methods (titration, etc.) or Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT1R).
[0040] "Molecular Weight Distribution" or "(Mõ./Mõ)" is measured by
gel permeation
chromatography. Molecular Weight Distribution (MWD) and the ratio Mw/Mõ are
determined
using a Waters 150-C ALC/Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC) system equipped
with a
TSK column set (type GMHXL-HT) working at 135 degrees Celsius with 1,2-
dichlorobenzene
as solvent (ODCB) (stabilized with 0.1 vol. of 2,6-di-t-butyl p-crcsolc (BHT))
at flow rate of 1
ml/min. The sample is dissolved in ODCB by stirring continuously at a
temperature of 140
degrees Celsius for 1 hour. The solution is filtered through a 0.45 gm Teflon'
membrane. The
filtrate (concentration 0.08-1.2 g/I injection volume 300 I) is subjected to
GPC. Monudisperse
fractions of polystyrene (provided by Polymer Laboratories) are used as
standard.
[0041] In a general embodiment, the present disclosure provides a
polyolefin-based
composition made from or containing:
(A) a first polymer composition made from or containing a polyolefin
grafled
with an unsaturated monomer;
(B) a second polymer composition made from or containing a polyethylene;
and
(C) a third polymer composition made from or containing:
(i) a first polyisobutylene, and
(ii) a second polyisobutylene.
The first polyisobutylene has a Viscosity Average Molecular Weight (VAMW1),
and the second
polyisobutylene has a Viscosity Average Molecular Weight (VAMW2), wherein
VAMWI
VAN' W2.
[0042] First Polymer Composition ¨ Polyolefin Grafted with an
Unsaturated Monomer
[0043] The first polymer composition is made from or contains a
polyolefin grafted with
an unsaturated monomer.
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[0044] In an embodiment, the first polymer composition is present
in an amount from
about 1 to about 30 weight percent, relative to the total weight of the
polyolefin-based
composition. In other embodiments, the first polymer composition is present in
an amount from
about 5 to about 15 weight percent. In some embodiments, the first polymer
composition is
present in 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, or 15 weight percent, relative
to the total weight of the
polyolefin-based composition.
[0045] In some embodiments, the polyolefin grafted with an
unsaturated monomer is
prepared by reacting polyolefins with unsaturated monomers at elevated
temperatures, with or
without a free-radical initiator, under conditions effective to grail
unsaturated monomer units
onto the polyolefin backbone. The grafting reaction can occur under an inert
gas, such as
nitrogen.
[0046] Polyolefins can include high density polyethylenes (HOPE),
medium density
polyethylenes (MDPE), low density polyethylenes (LOPE), linear low density
polyethylenes
(LLDPE), polypropylenes, ethylene-propylene copolymers, impact-modified
polypropylenes,
and the like, and blends thereof.
[0047] Unsaturated monomers can be cthylenically unsaturated
carboxylic acids and acid
derivatives, particularly esters, anhydrides, acid salts, and the like.
Examples include acrylic
acid, methacrylic acid, maleic acid, fumaric acid, itaconic acid, citraconic
acid, maleic
anhydride, tetrahydrophthalic anhydride, norborn-5-enc-2,3-dicarboxylic acid
anhydride, nadie
anhydride, himic anhydride, and the like, and mixtures thereof. Other
unsaturated monomers are
described in U.S. Patent No. 6,385,777 and U.S. Patent Application Publication
No.
2007/0054142.
[0048] The relative amounts of polyolcfin and unsaturated monomer
used will vary and
depend on factors such as the nature of the polyolefin and the unsaturated
monomer, the desired
tie-layer properties, the reaction conditions, the available equipment, and
other factors. The
unsaturated monomer can be used in an amount within the range of about 0.1 to
about 15 weight
percent, based on the total weight of the grafted polyolcfm. In other
embodiments, the
unsaturated monomer can be in the range of from about 0.5 to about 6 weight
percent. In some
embodiments, the range can be from about 110 about 3 weight percent.
[0049] Grafting of the unsaturated monomer(s) to the polyolefin can
be accomplished by
heating a mixture of the unsaturated monomer(s) and the polyolefin. The
grafted polyolefin can
be prepared by melt blending the polyolefin with the unsaturated monomer in a
shear-imparting
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extruder/reactor. Twin screw extruders such as those marketed by Coperion
under the
designations ZSK-53, ZSK-83, ZSK-90 and ZSK-92 are useful for performing the
grafting step.
A free-radical initiator such as an organic peroxide can be employed.
[0050] In some embodiments, the polyolefin grafted with an unsaturated
monomer is a
polyethylene grafted with maleic anhydride.
[0051] Second Polymer Composition ¨Polyethylene
[0052] The second polymer composition is made from or contains a
polyethylene.
[0053] In an embodiment, the second polymer composition is present in an
amount from
about 50 to about 80 weight percent, relative to the total weight of the
polyolefin-based
composition. In other embodiments, the second polymer composition is present
in an amount
from about 60 to about 80 weight percent. In some embodiments, the second
polymer
composition is present in 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, or 78 weight
percent, relative to the
total weight of the polyolefin-based composition.
[0054] The polyethylene can be selected from the group consisting of
ethylene
homopolymers, copolymers of ethylene with at least one C3 to C10 a-olefin, the
like, and mixtures
thereof. In particular embodiments, they include high density polyethylenes
(HDPE), medium
density polyethylenes (MDPE), low density polyethylenes (LDPE), linear low
density
polyethylene (LLDPE), the like, and mixtures thereof. In some embodiments, the
polyethylene
is a HDPE.
[0055] In an embodiment, the polyethylene is a HDPE that has a density in
the range of
from about 0.940 to about 0.970 grams per cubic centimeter.
[0056] In some embodiments, the polyethylene can have a melt index in the
range from
about 0.01 to about 150 grams per 10 minutes. In other embodiments, the
polyethylene can have
a melt index from about 1.0 to about 20 grams per 10 minutes. In particular
embodiments, the
polyethylene will have a melt index in the range from about 10.0 to about 15
grams per 10
minutes. In some embodiments, the polyethylene will have a melt index of 10,
11, 12, 13, 14, or
15 grams per 10 minutes.
[0057] Third Polymer Composition ¨Polyisobutylenes
[0058] The third polymer composition is made from or contains (i) a first
polyisobutylene and (ii) a second polyisobutylene. The first polyisobutylene
has a Viscosity
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Average Molecular Weight (VAMW1), and the second polyisobutylene has a
Viscosity Average
Molecular Weight (VAMW2), wherein VAMW1 VAMW2.
[0059] In an embodiment, the third polymer composition is present in an
amount from
about 10 to about 40 weight percent, relative to the total weight of the
polyolefin-based
composition. In other embodiments, the third polymer composition is present in
an amount from
about 10 to about 25 weight percent. In some embodiments, the third polymer
composition is
present in 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, or 20 weight percent, relative to the total
weight of the polyolefin-
based composition.
[0060] In a particular embodiment, the first polyisobutylene and the second
polyisobutylene are present in a ratio from about 25:75 to about 75:25. In
other embodiments
the ratio is from about 40:60 to about 60:40. In some embodiments, the ratio
is about 50:50.
[0061] Examples of the first and second polyisobutylene are commercially
available from
BASF under the trademark GLISSOPALTM and under the trademark OPPANOLTM as well
as
from ExxonMobil under the trademark VISTANEXTm.
[0062] Examples of GLISSOPALTM polyisobutylene include:
= GLISSOPALTM 1000 having a VAMW of 1000 grams per mole
= GLISSOPALTM 1300 having a VAMW of 1300 grams per mole
= GLISSOPALTM 2300 having a VAMW of 2300 grams per mole.
[0063] Examples of OPPANOLTM polyisobutylene include:
= OPPANOLTM B 10 SFN having a VAMW of 4.0 * 104 grams per mole
= OPPANOLTM B 11 SFN having a VAMW of 4.9 * 104 grams per mole
= OPPANOLTM B 12 SFN having a VAMW of 5.5 * 104 grams per mole
= OPPANOL m B 13 SFN having a VAMW of 6.5 * 104 grams per mole
= OPPANOLTM B 14 SFN having a VAMW of 7.3 * 104 grams per mole
= OPPANOLTM B 15 SFN having a VAMW of 8.5 * 104 grams per mole
= OPPANOLTM B 30 SF having a VAMW of 2.0 * 105 grams per mole
= OPPANOLTM B 50 SF having a VAMW of 4.0 * 105 grams per mole
= OPPANOLTM B 80 having a VAMW of 8.0 * 105 grams per mole
= OPPANOL'm B 100 having a VAMW of 1.11 * 106 grams per mole
= OPPANOLTM B 150 having a VAMW of 2.6 * 106 grams per mole
= OPPANOLTM B 200 having a VAMW of 4.0 * 106 grams per mole.
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[0064] Examples of VISTANEXTm polyisobutylene include:
= VISTANEXTm LM-MS having a VAMW of 4.5 * 104 grams per mole
= VISTANEXTm MM L-80 having a VAMW of 9.0 * 105 grams per mole
= VISTANEXTm MM L-100 having a VAMW of 1.25 * 106 grams per mole
= VISTANEXTm MM L-120 having a VAMW of 1.66 * 106 grams per mole
= VISTANEXTm MM L-140 having a VAMW of 2.12 * 106 grams per mole.
[0065] In another particular embodiment, the first polyisobutylene has a
VAMW1 is from
about 3 * 104 to about 1 * 105 grams per mole and the second polyisobutylene
has a VAMW2 is
from about 2 * 105 to about 5 *106 grams per mole. Examples of first
polyisobutylene include
OPPANOLTM B 10 SFN, OPPANOLTm B 11 SFN, OPPANOLTM B 12 SFN, OPPANOLTM B
13 SFN, OPPANOLTM B 14 SFN, OPPANOLTM B 15 SFN, and VISTANEXTm LM-MS.
Examples of second polyisobutylene include OPPANOLTm B 30 SF, OPPANOLTM B 50
SF,
OPPANOLTM B 80, OPPANOLTM B 100, OPPANOLTM B 150, OPPANOLTM B 200,
VISTANEXTm MM L-80, VISTANEXTm MM L-100, VISTANEXTm MM L-120, and
VISTANEXTm MM L-140. In some embodiments, the first polyisobutylene has a
VAMW1 is
from about 6 * 104 to about 1 * 105 grams per mole and the second
polyisobutylene has a
VAMW2 is from about 4 * 105 to about 1 *106 grams per mole.
[0066] In another particular embodiment, the first polyisobutylene has a
VAMW1 and the
second polyisobutylene has a VAMW2 such that (5 * VAMW1) < VAMW2.
[0067] In another particular embodiment, the first polyisobutylene has a
VAMW1 and the
second polyisobutylene has a VAMW2 such that 1VAMW2 ¨ VAMW1 l is from about 3
* 105 to
about 1 * 106 grams per mole. In some embodiments, 1VAMW2 ¨ VAMWil is from
about 5 *
105 to about 9 * 105 grams per mole.
[0068] Additives Composition
[0069] In an embodiment, the additives composition is present in an amount
from about 0
to about 5 weight percent, relative to the total weight of the polyolefin-
based composition. In
other embodiments, the additives composition is present in an amount of 1, 2,
3, 4, or 5 weight
percent, relative to the total weight of the polyolefin-based composition.
[0070] Exemplary additives include colorants, odorants, deodorants,
plasticizers, impact
modifiers, nucleating agents, lubricants, surfactants, wetting agents, flame
retardants, ultraviolet
light stabilizers, antioxidants, biocides, metal deactivating agents,
thickening agents, heat
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stabilizers, defoaming agents, coupling agents, polymer alloy compatibilizing
agent, blowing
agents, emulsifiers, crosslinking agents, waxes, particulates, flow promoters,
and other materials
added to enhance processability or end-use properties of the polymeric
components.
[0071] In some embodiments, the polyolefin-based composition is made from
or contains
(A) from about 1 to about 30 weight percent of a first polymer
composition
made from or containing a polyolefin grafted with an unsaturated
monomer, relative to the total weight of the polyolefin-based composition;
(B) from about 50 to about 80 weight percent of a second polymer
composition made from or containing a polyethylene, relative to the total
weight of the polyolefin-based composition;
(C) from about 10 to about 40 weight percent of a third polymer
composition,
relative to the total weight of the polyolefin-based composition, made
from or containing:
(i) a first polyisobutylene having a Viscosity Average Molecular
Weight (VAMW1), and
(ii) a second polyisobutylene having a Viscosity Average Molecular
Weight (VAMW2)
wherein VAMW1 VAMW2; and
(D) from about 0 to about 5 weight percent of an additives
composition,
relative to the total weight of the polyolefin-based composition.
[0072] In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides a polyolefin-
based
composition when adhered to a metal layer having a roller peel adhesion (ASTM
D 3167) in the
range of about 60 pounds per linear inch to about 70 pounds per linear inch,
after 1-day aging at
room temperature; alternatively in the range of about 40 pounds per linear
inch to about 50
pounds per linear inch, after boiling 8 hours in water; alternatively in the
range of about 35
pounds per linear inch to about 45 pounds per linear inch, after boiling 8
hours in water;
alternatively in the range of about 45 pounds per linear inch to about 60
pounds per linear inch,
after soaking for 21 days in water at room temperature; and alternatively in
the range of about 50
pounds per linear inch to about 70 pounds per linear inch, after soaking for
21 days in water at
room temperature. The metal layer may be formed from aluminum, steel,
stainless steel, copper,
combinations thereof, and the like metals. The metal layers may be treated
with an epoxy
coating or may be chromium treated.
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[0073] In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides a polyolefin-
based
composition when adhered to an epoxy-coated aluminum having a roller peel
adhesion (ASTM
D 3167) in the range of about 60 pounds per linear inch to about 70 pounds per
linear inch, after
1-day aging at room temperature.
[0074] In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides a polyolefin-
based
composition when adhered to an epoxy-coated aluminum having a roller peel
adhesion (ASTM
D 3167) in the range of about 35 pounds per linear inch to about 45 pounds per
linear inch, after
boiling 8 hours in water.
[0075] In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides a polyolefin-
based
composition when adhered to an epoxy-coated aluminum having a roller peel
adhesion (ASTM
D 3167) in the range of about 45 pounds per linear inch to about 60 pounds per
linear inch, after
soaking for 21 days in water at room temperature.
[0076] In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides a polyolefin-
based
composition when adhered to chromium-treated aluminum having a roller peel
adhesion (ASTM
D3167) in the range of about 40 pounds per linear inch to about 50 pounds per
linear inch, after
boiling 8 hours in water.
[0077] In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides a polyolefin-
based
composition when adhered to chromium-treated aluminum having a roller peel
adhesion (ASTM
D 3167) in the range of about 50 pounds per linear inch to about 70 pounds per
linear inch, after
soaking for 21 days in water at room temperature.
[0078] In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides an adhesive
made from or
containing a polyolefin-based composition.
[0079] The adhesive composition can take any form, e.g., hot-melt, pressure
sensitive,
solvent-based, etc. Tic layer and laminate adhesive compositions arc examples.
[0080] The adhesives are useful as a tie-layer for making multi-layer
structures. The
multi-layer structures have at least two layers in addition to the adhesive
layer, which bonds the
other layers together. Tie-layer adhesives can be used in structures having
five, seven, nine, or
more layers. The multi-layer structure can be made by many methods or
processes, including by
coextrusion, coating, and other laminating processes.
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[0081] In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides multi-layered
strucures
made from or containing (a) a tie-layer adhesive, wherein the tie-layer
adhesive is made or
contains a polyolefin-based composition, and (b) a metal layer. The metal
layer may be foimed
from aluminum, steel, stainless steel, copper, combinations thereof, and the
like metals. The
metal layers may be treated with an epoxy coating or may be chromium treated.
[0082] In some embodiments, a multi-layered structure can be made by using
a tie-layer
adhesive to bind a metal layer to a dissimilar substrate and optionally a
dissimilar metal layer.
The metal layer(s) may independently selected from aluminum, steel, stainless
steel, copper,
combinations thereof, and the like metals. The metal layers may be treated
with an epoxy
coating or may be chromium treated. In some embodimens, the multi-layered
structure may
have the following structure: metal/tie/polyolefin/tie/metal.
[0083] In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides multi-layered
strucutres
that may be used in applications including at least buidling panels,
automotive panels including
panels used in trucks and cars, aircraft panels, marine panels, wire and
cables, and nail collation.
EXAMPLES
[0084] The following examples are included to demonstrate illustrative
embodiments of
the appended claims. It should be appreciated by those of skill in the art
that the techniques
disclosed in the examples which follow represent techniques discovered by the
inventor to
function well in the practice of the illustrative embodiments provided herein,
and thus can be
considered to constitute exemplary modes for its practice. However, those of
skill in the art
should, in light of the present disclosure, appreciate that many changes can
be made in the
specific embodiments which are disclosed and still obtain a like or similar
result without
departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims.
[0085] For the examples provided herein, various compounds were formulated
to prepare
test specimen. The materials were admixed in the weight percents shown in
Table 1.
[0086] The grafted polyolefin was prepared by feeding a fractional melt
index, high
density polyethylene (High Load Melt Index: 3 grams per 10 minutes; Density:
0.957 grams per
cubic centimeter; Mw/Mõ: 10.2; Mõ: 23,000; Mw: 235,000; Mz: 1.5*106; and Mzfi:
3.9*106) and
maleic anhydride (1.9 weight percent in grafted HDPE, based on total charged
reactants) to a
COPERIONTm ZSK-92 twin-screw extruder having zones heated at temperatures
ranging from
88 degrees Celsius to 252 degrees Celsius and operated at shear rates within
the range of 435
rpm and under nitrogen. The extruder had eleven heating zones, which were
heated as followed:
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zone 1 (88 degrees Celsius); zones 2 and 3 (204 degrees Celsius); zones 4 ¨ 6
(252 degrees
Celsius); zones 7 ¨ 9 (149 degrees Celsius); and zones 10 and 11(93 degrees
Celsius).
[0087] Polyethylene: Equistar Chemical LP's ALATHONTm H5112 high density
polyethylene (Melt Index: 12.0 grams per 10 minutes; Density: 0.951 grams per
cubic
centimeter; Polydispersity Index: 6.2).
[0088] Polyisobutylene: BASF's OPPANOLTM B15 polyisobutylene (Viscosity
Average
Molecular Weight (VAMW): 85,000 grams per mole; BASF's OPPANOLTM B80
polyisobutylene (VAMW: 800,000 grams per mole).
[0089] Addditives: Ciba's IRGANOXTM 1010 phenolic primary antioxidant;
Ciba's
1RGAFOS' m 168 trisarylphosphite processing stabilizer.
[0090] Compound Preparation
[0091] To prepare the adhesives of the comparative examples and the
examples of an
embodiment, (a) the grafted polyolefin, (b) the polyethylene, (c) the
polyisobutylene
composition, and (d) the additives were first melt blended in a ZSK-18
extruder, and then
extruded in a Killion KL-100 extruder having a temperature profile of 145
degrees Celsius, 155
degrees Celsius, 160 degrees Celsius, and 170 degrees Celsius.
[0092] Sample Preparation
[0093] The test specimen were produced using (a) 15.24 cm x 15.24 cm panels
of a
metal, (b) the tie-layer adhesives of the comparative examples (C. Exs. 1 - 4)
and the inventive
examples (Exs. 5 and 6), and (c) a HDPE, in a structure corresponding to
Metal/Tie/HDPE/Tie/Metal.
[0094] The metal was a 22-mil (a) epoxy-coated aluminum layer or (b)
chromium-treated
aluminum layer.
[0095] The tie-layers were 5-mil cast adhesive films.
[0096] The HDPE was a 270-mil layer of a commercially available 0.96 high
density
polyethylene.
[0097] The film panel structure was compression molded at 204 degrees
Celsius and 2.72
atm for 40 seconds, and then cooled to room temperature at 2.72 atm. A roller
peel adhesion test
was conducted according to ASTM D 3167. Adhesion to metal was measured in
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linear inch (PL) after 1 day aging at room temperature, after boiling
laminated samples in water
for 8 hours and after soaking samples in water at room temperature for 21
days.
TABLE 1
I Component / Test C. Ex. 1 C. Ex. 2 C. Ex. 3 C. Ex. 4
Ex. 5 Ex. 6
I
Grafted Polyolefin 8 10 8 8 10 10
H5112 76.87 69.87 76.87 71.87 74.87
69.87
B15 15 20 - - 7.5 10
B80 - 15 20 7.5 10
1010 0.065 0.065 0.065 0.065 0.065
0.065
168 0.065 0.065 0.065 0.065 0.065
0.065
I Total 100 100 100 100 100 100
Adhesion to Epoxy-coated Aluminum (PLI)
1 Day 20.3 21.9 22.6 34.4 61.7 64.7
8-Hour Boil 20.1 22.1 29.3 37.1 38.3 42.3
21-day Water 16.3 28.9 27.1 41.1 50.6 55.1
IAdhesion to Chromium-treated Aluminum (PUT)
8-Hour Boil 20.4 21.0 31.4 41.4 44.9
21-day Water 24.2 23.2 45.0 42.3 - 61.6
I* All weight percentages are based upon the total weight of the final
composition.
[0098] Although
the present invention and its advantages have been described in detail, it
should be understood that various changes, substitutions and alterations can
be made herein
without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the
appended claims.
Moreover, the scope of the present application is not intended to be limited
to the particular
embodiments of the process, machine, manufacture, composition of matter,
means, methods and
steps described in the specification. As one of the ordinary skill in the art
will readily appreciate
from the disclosure of the present invention, processes, machines,
manufacture, compositions of
matter, means, methods, or steps, presently existing or later to be developed
that perform
substantially the same function or achieve substantially the same result as
the corresponding
embodiments described herein may be utilized according to the present
invention. Accordingly,
the appended claims are intended to include within their scope such processes,
machines,
manufacture, compositions of matter, means, methods, or steps.
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